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Hi All, I was recently checking out the Harmony Central equipment
review pages looking at Dual Showmans and came across this bit of
advice:
"The reverb can get real nice spashy sounds but for surf you need to
get more splashy and you need a tone control. If you look on the back
of the amp you will find the rca cables that connect the reverb tank.
you can get rca to 1/4" adapters and plug in a EQ to get more tone
control. To get more wet drippy sounds you can plug in a compresser.
you will get instant dick dale wetness."
I thought understood that compressors had no business being in a surf
guitar rig. Is this guy onto something?
Danny
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> I thought understood that compressors had no business being in a surf
> guitar rig. Is this guy onto something?
The only rule is that there are no rules. If it works for you and it
still sounds good, there is absolutely no reason why you shouldn't use
it. Whether it's a Jackson Dinky through a Dual Rectifier or a PRS
through a Pignose, if you can make it sound like the surf holy grail,
more power to you. There's dirty surf tone, thin surf tone, dry surf
tone, echoy surf tone, you name it. Heck, Dick Dale's "Let's Go
Trippin" and The Sandals' "Theme From Endless Summer" have practically
no reverb at all, and you'd be crazy not to call that surf.
